Thin Lizzy, "Halfcaste" This 1975 b-side to the "Rosalie" single deals with Phillip Lynott's mixed-race upbringing in Ireland. For me, the most interesting thing here is how wistful the tone of the song is. The reggae beat works to reinforce this, and the result is a song with a slow-tempo and laid-back defiance. The final result, I think, is that the narrator takes ownership of the epithet that's been hurled at him.
HALFCASTE
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